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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Oh, okay. That's why I asked. I concur.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Just to clarify, you are surprised some people wouldn't mind? Coaches aren't that important in my estimation. It's the players that win or lose in baseball. Unless you have a magic pitching coach who gets more out the arms than anybody else does, they are replaceable. I can't imagine them canning Sveum though, since they set him up with crap teams, you can't really justify expecting more. The problem is though if they just keep losing they may feel the need to make it look like they are trying eventually, which could force them to fire somebody. And if they do keep losing then Sveum himself may want out. The taint of managing 100 loss teams can take a long time to wash away. You'll probably have to latch on to a winning organization for several years to be considered a viable option again.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Uhhhhh, you're right. it wasn't stacked. Still isn't.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Is Brett Jackson hurt or on double secret probation? 2 days in a row of PH duty?
  5. jersey cubs fan
    The one he gets delivered to his doorstep every morning?
  6. jersey cubs fan
    alright, time for a refresh of round 1. I've got all sorts of picks to make
  7. jersey cubs fan
    WGN disappeared in NYC for a decade and came back a year or two.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Zach Zaidman ‏@ZachZaidman 18m #Bears signed K Austin Signor to a three-year contract. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/austin-signor/41/8b9/1b3 Assume he's just a typical camp invite, but is it a little odd they gave him a 3 year contract?
  9. jersey cubs fan
    By 27 the time for projectin' is kind of over
  10. jersey cubs fan
    I don't want to know the reasons behind thinking they will go 9-6.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    They probably want to collect as many decent OFers as they can for if/when they trade Soriano and/or DeJesus. Seems like they already had enough. To me, this only makes sense if they're close to trading DeJesus. I'd be surprised if a team wanted to deal enough for DeJesus at the moment for the Cubs to want to deal him so soon.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    This is why the hotel will be crazy expensive Yeah, on weekend dates in the summer, it will likely be $400/night plus parking. Offseason, though, I could see you getting a room for $100-$150. A boutique hotel built next to Wrigley field will not go for $100/night. It won't be a holiday inn express. Even in the offseason. EDIT: And they are partnering with Starwood for it, which specializes in upscale/luxury brands I've gotten rooms in nice hotels on off peak nights in the 100-150 range. That includes downtown Chicago. Yeah, a Sunday night in February is going to be cheap.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    Is one of the OF banged up?
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Wasn't Lillibridge already DFA?
  15. jersey cubs fan
    There's also been massive regime change on the Bears and they will have to adjust to the new offensive system, which will not be easy early on. You also shouldn't discount the turmoil New Orleans dealt with in their coaching staff, contributing to their downfall. Its the 5th game. Regime change isn't an excuse by that point. And the Bears hsve had a new offensive system every year for the last 4 and played well to start the season. But the same defensive coaching staff almost the entire time. And the defense was the part of the team pulling the load. That defense is on the downslope now and the offense will have to be the one carrying the load. An offense led by a guy who hasn't coached in the NFL for a decade and assisted by multiple guys in the same situation.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    There's also been massive regime change on the Bears and they will have to adjust to the new offensive system, which will not be easy early on. You also shouldn't discount the turmoil New Orleans dealt with in their coaching staff, contributing to their downfall.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    I've been a casual fan for years. Grew up on the Penguins, watched every game of the Lemieux/Jagr Stanley Cup seasons. Never really got into the Blackhawks like I did other Chicago teams, though I rooted for them in their Cup year. Columbus has been so supremely bad, that they were hard to cheer for until recently. Do you also root for the Patriots, Duke basketball, Alabama football, and the Miami Heat? Just kidding. Mostly! Not sure why you'd extract that from my post because you rooted for Pittsburgh's near dynasty and then the Blackhawks in their championship year.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    That early in the season the chances are not as good as later. Not the Bear weather thing but I always want to force New Orleans outdoors in more wintery conditions. Agreed. The Bear weather thing is meatbally but I think there's definitely something to wanting to get a high powered offensive dome team in crappy brutally cold weather. Pass happy dome team whose divisional opponents are all either dome or warm weather as well.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    That early in the season the chances are not as good as later. Not the Bear weather thing but I always want to force New Orleans outdoors in more wintery conditions.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Unless the Brewers team bus goes on a DUI rampage
  21. jersey cubs fan
    DeJesus up there all eyebally and Starlin gets all swingy.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    That's why they went after and paid this front office.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    And then when we let it drop, we won 61. just thought i'd let you know, you're being willfully ignorant here Talk about willful ignorance, you're talking about Jim Hendry's awfulness. A higher payroll with smart people helps you win.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    payroll is repeatedly being presented here as the only important variable, in nearly every post it's just become so tiresome The fact that they so drastically reduced payroll in such a short amount of time is directly related to how poorly they've done on the field. Paying more isn't the only way to get better, and it's not a guarantee to getting better, but gutting payroll to the extent the Cubs have is a guarantee for getting worse.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Well, part of it is that the Cubs have a pretty healthy payroll as it is, somewhere between 103 and 110 million depending on your math. If you're of the same mind as me, they're able to have a payroll up to 15 million higher without much issue. They used to have a healthy payroll, but they cut off their arm because of a hangnail and ripped out their tongue because of a sore throat and now they aren't that healthy anymore.
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